5th: Ch. 10 History Test

Settlers fought American Indians for land on the frontier.

• True

• False

Settlers often hired a flatboat to travel west on the Ohio River.

• True

• False

Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark find the source of important rivers.

• True

• False

Jackson's campaign campaign was a message of support for ordinary Americans.

• True

• False

Why was life on the frontier often dangerous?

• Settlers had to travel on crowded rivers

• Pioneers fought with American Indians over land

• Settlers did not know how to hunt safely

• There were no guides to take families west

Which of the following was an example of the rise in the nationalism after the war of 1812?

• The British and the Americans signed the Treaty of Ghent

• President Madison wanted the United States to stay neutral

• The British attacked Washington, D.C.

• The first dictionary of American English was published

Why was the Louisiana Purchase an important event for the United States?

• The United States paid too much money for it

• It allowed the French to continue trading through New Orleans

• It doubled the size of the country

• Jefferson's representatives were able to travel to France

What did President Jefferson ask Lewis and Clark to do?

• To explore western land and study American Indian culture

• To make a map of the Arkansas and Red Rivers

• To find the source of the Mississippi River

• To meet with the French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte

What two actions caused Congress to declare war against Britain?

• British officers raided American ships and captured American soldiers

• The British helped American Indians fight the settlers

• The British taxed the American settlers

• The British attacked Washington D.C.

A ___________________ is one of the first of a group of people to enter a region.

• interpretor

• frontier

• pioneer

• suffrage